CN200984139Y

CN200984139Y - Multifunctional cleaning tool

Info

Publication number: CN200984139Y
Application number: CNU2004900000393U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 雅各布·W·厄肯
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-10-27
Filing date: 2004-10-27
Publication date: 2007-12-05
Anticipated expiration: 2014-10-27
Also published as: HK1088775A2; WO2005039374A1; EP1677657A4; EP1677657A1

Abstract

A multi-purpose tool (10) comprising a handle (11) having a nose (31) in which is formed a point of attachment for a flange (12). The flange is inclined with respect to the handle and includes a hinge portion (13) that is adapted to receive an accessory.

Description

Multi-purpose cleaning implement

Technical field

This novel burnisher that has hinged head that relates to, especially a kind of be applicable to provide comprise clean window, mop floor, mopping, scraping, frosted and the multi-purpose multi-purpose tool cleaned.

Background technology

This paper is with reference to cited application people's 2003905909 the Australian provisional specification of being numbered.

A kind of traditional windows rubber strigil comprises the rigid tool of the elastomer blade that a carrying is straight.This instrument is usually in conjunction with a hollow handle.Therefore because handle is a hollow and open ended, by grasps handle or insert an extension rod at open end and just can use.To the improvement of ordinary window rubber strigil and distortion comprise Australia that the applicant proposes on February 18th, 2003 formerly number of patent application be 2003900701 and PCT application PCT/AU93/00287 (present disclosed Australian Patent number be 668185).This device includes one and turns at the working face of instrument or the rotation between edge and the handle.This novel hand-operated tools that another kind of replaceable existing apparatus also is provided is especially replaced the hand-operated tools that those use extension rod.

In this novel specification and claims, surperficial instrument or annex are the surperficial instruments of forms such as similar scouring pad, backing plate, mopping pad, sponge, mop, sand paper instrument.At this, edge means and annex are meant the various blades that are rendered as with work such as wiping or cutting or scraping edges.

Rotation in this specification and claims (swivel) is a kind of rotation, and is used for distinguishing the rotational motion of the rotational motion of flange and handle and for example head annex and flange, and the rotational motion of head and flange is represented with term " pivot rotation ".

Novel content

This novel purpose provides a kind of instrument of replacing existing hand-held or mounting rod, in particular for window cleaning, mopping, scraping, scouring, frosted, the instrument that mops floor etc.

This another novel purpose provides a kind of instrument of turning that has, and this is turned and have a depression bottom surface between the handle of instrument and working portion.

This novel another purpose provides has the instrument of turning with pivot hinge, and pivot hinge is between the handle and working portion of instrument.

This novel purpose again provides a kind of omnipotent and instrument that be fit to very much multiple different purposes.

Therefore, provide a kind of handle that has ledge here.This ledge has a contact surface with respect to the inclination of handle major axis.Ledge also comprises and is used for the tip that is connected with flange.Flange and ledge rotate relative to one another or rotate.Flange also comprises the bottom surface of depression.

In a preferred embodiment, flange has the hinge fraction of receivability joint pin or various annexes.

In a further advantageous embodiment, a working head is set.This working head comprises second hinge fraction that cooperates with first hinge fraction.First and second hinge fractions constitute hinge, and the shared rotation of the pivot of hinge and flange and the pivot section axes intersect about 90 of turning is spent.In concrete preferred embodiment, working head can exchange with other various annexes.

This is novel to provide a kind of multi-purpose tool, it is characterized in that this instrument comprises: have the handle of ledge, be formed with in the ledge and be used for the tip that is connected with flange; Described flange tilts with respect to handle and rotates with respect to handle; Described flange comprises the hinge fraction that is suitable for admitting an annex.

This is novel to provide a kind of instrument, and it is characterized in that this instrument comprises: have the handle of ledge, ledge is connected to flange and is used to rotatablely move; Described flange has the depression bottom surface that contacts with the cooperation field that forms on the ledge; Described flange tilts with respect to handle; Carry annex with described flange.

This novel multifunctional instrument is general and is easy to use.It can admit edge or surperficial instrument, and can be simultaneously or independently rotation and pivot rotate, the class of braking mechanism is all arranged on these two pivots.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the perspective view according to the multi-purpose cleaning implement of this novel teachings;

Fig. 2 A and 2B are the perspective views of device shown in Figure 1, are used for representing that the pivot of head rotates;

Fig. 3 is the decomposition diagram of this novel embodiment;

Fig. 4 is the reversing perspective view of flange shown in Figure 3;

Fig. 5 is the side cross-sectional, view of these more novel features of expression;

Fig. 6 is expression handle and the decomposition diagram that does not adopt the flange of head, and the hinge fraction of flange is admitted certain rubber strigil parts;

Fig. 7 is expression and rubber swipe the handle that sheet is connected and the perspective view of flange;

Fig. 8 is that expression has scraping or the handle of limit sword instrument and the decomposition diagram of flange; With

Fig. 9 is the side view of device shown in Figure 8.

The specific embodiment

As shown in Figure 1, multi-purpose cleaning implement 10 comprises the handle 11 that rotates or rotate with respect to flange 12.Flange 12 comprises integral hinge parts 13.Just as will be described, the main element of multi-purpose cleaning implement 10 can be used for various uses.In the example of Fig. 1, instrument 10 is used in combination with pivot rotation head 14.Just as will be described, head 14 is dismountable and can exchanges with other tool components that head self also has various difference in functionalitys in addition.

The pivoting action of head 14 is represented in Fig. 2 A and 2B.Shown in Fig. 2 A, head 14 pivots with respect to flange 12 and connects.By in Fig. 2 A along arrow 20 direction pivot heads 14, position shown in Fig. 2 B can be put into and be remained on temporarily to head, in these position back edge 22 face forward.Like this, head can be positioned at two different operating positions.In position shown in Fig. 2 A, the bottom surface 21 of head 14 becomes groundwork face, and in this orientation, instrument 10 and head 14 can be used in the work of the surperficial instrument of needs, for example cleaned window, mop the floor, sand milling or mopping etc., surface type that provides on head 14 bottom surfaces 21 is provided for these.In orientation shown in Fig. 2 B, instrument 10 and head 14 are more suitable for being used for mainly utilizing the occasion of the back edge 22 of head 14.When will for example swiping with back edge 22 rather than bottom surface 21 or rubber when scraping with previous action, back edge 22 is groundwork faces.

Can more fully understanding be arranged to this device with reference to figure 3.Just as shown in this example, handle 11 is hollow and open ended.Handle 11 has lever 30 and ledge 31.Ledge 31 comprises chamfered edge or chamfer 32.The shape of this chamfered edge 32 preferably can with the bottom surface faces face of the concave of flange 12 or depression contact.In this example, surface 32 tilts 35 ° with respect to the major axis of handle 11.Ledge 31 also comprises connection tip 33, and in this example, tip is a through hole 34, and through hole is to be formed in the ledge 31 with contact surface 32 about right angles.Perforate 34 is admitted and is also passed through pivotal pin, rotating shaft or the rivet 35 of the central openings 36 in the flange 12.As shown in Figure 4, depression or middle concave bottom surface 40 comprise for example part of a depression, notch or groove 41, and it can engage with geometrical clamp 37 selectively, and this geometrical clamp is carried by the stria 38 that is formed on the handle 11.Therefore by sliding fixation clamp 37 forward, the steady pin 39 on the geometrical clamp engages with near the edge that is formed on flange 12 42 groove 41, and prevents that handle 11 is around pivotal pin 35 pivots.When geometrical clamp 37 withdrawals, head 11 can pivot flexibly.This structural configuration is also illustrated among Fig. 5.

Again with reference to figure 3, flange 12 shows also and comprises hinge fraction 43 that in this example, hinge fraction is wideer than flange.In this example, hinge fraction 43 is that cross section is the groove of " C " shape.Vestibule 44 in the open ended groove 43 is inducted into longitudinal slot 45 of whole length.Vestibule 44 is admitted for example elastic hinge pin 46 of joint pin.Joint pin 46 stretches out and below head, tool piece or the annex of describing is engaged from one or two open end of groove.As shown in figs. 1 and 3, elastic hinge pin 46 comprises extremity piece 47, and extremity piece is separated by stage clip 48 bias voltages of central authorities respectively.Each extremity piece 47 can have projection 49.Projection 49 is outstanding by slit 45.When being compressed or gather together, projection 49 makes the end withdrawal of joint pin, thereby the hinge member of joint pin and head 14 breaks away from, and these parts can be end caps 50.In this example, end cap 50 has short pin or flange 51, and they are fixed in the longitudinal groove 52 that forms on the head 14.Therefore by projection 49 and flange 12 are gathered together, handle 11 can break away from head 14.In case be separated from, joint pin 46 can disassemble by sliding off groove one end.This just makes and comprises that the multi-purpose tool 10 of handle 11, flange 12 and groove 43 can be used for various other purposes.

The structure that Fig. 3 also shows flange 12, ledge and groove body 43 is created in the intrinsic restriction in the rotational motion of handle 11., the front surface of ledge 32 causes such result because contacting with the back of flange.As shown in Figure 4, if the side of ledge contacts with groove 43, then handle can not be rotated further or rotate.Therefore by the buffering effect of groove 43 on the handle ledge, rotate spinning movement and on each traffic direction, will be restricted.In a preferred embodiment, this restriction of rotating spinning movement is caused it is only moved at 180 degree or more among a small circle.These are different with so-called cross-pin type joint class instrument, and the range of movement of universal joint is greater than 180 degree and therefore be difficult to control, bad a bit grasp when as hand-operated tools.

As shown in Figure 4, in a preferred embodiment, flange 12 is characterised in that bottom surface 40 depression or concave.Bottom surface 40 is general around through hole 36 radial symmetric.When with being connected tip 34 and connecting of ledge, the flange contact surface 32 of handle and the bottom surface 40 of flange contact basically mutually Face to face, and this can impel handle with respect to the flange pivotal action.Because the bottom surface is concave, therefore with bottom surface 40 and contact surface 32 for the embodiment on plane compares, the bottom surface is that the concave shape can help and promote the pivoting action between handle 11 and the flange 12.As shown in Figure 4, the periphery of flange or edge 42 are preferably circular.By provide from center drilling 36 to the edge 42 radius constant relatively, then can obtain operation and best and the effects that contact surface 32 of geometrical clamp 37.

As shown in Figure 5, an example of working head 14 comprises nose section, and various parts can be molded in wherein.In this example, utilize center groove 52 to fix hinge extremity piece 50.In this example, working head 14 comprises back edge 22, and this edge is suitable for fixedly rubber scraping sheet 53.Therefore, back edge 22 comprises " C " shape longitudinal groove 54 towards the rear, and it correctly locatees rubber scraping sheet 53.Below rubber scraping sheet 53 and between groove 54 and head 14 backs, one or more longitudinal drainage grooves 55 are set.These rhones 55 discharge the water that accumulate in below the scraping sheet 53 and emit, to prevent forming water wave on the window.In this example, the bottom surface of head 14 comprises a pair of cannelure 56.These grooves 56 are near the edge, front and back of heads 14, and are to locate ideally, are used for laying half hook and ring-type fastening system (referring to Fig. 3).Second half of hook and ring-type fastening system carries (can absorb or can not) by liner, sponge, mop or other surperficial instruments 58, and they can be attached to head 14.The front of noticing head 14 comprises vertical buffer 59.When head 14 was in position shown in Fig. 2 B, buffer 58 made back edge 22 form suitable orientation.

From Fig. 1,3 and 5 also can see, the front surface of the hinge fraction 13 of flange comprises one or more protuberances that exceed or part 60.When head 14 was forced into position shown in Fig. 2 B, these parts that exceed 60 were ridden more on the front side wall of center groove 52.This will make head 14 remain on the position shown in Fig. 2 B up to make by enough power its overcome the projection 60 and sidewall between interference till.Action between projection 60 and the sidewall causes and resembles the sense of hearing and the feedback in the sense of touch or " quick acting " of working the detent mechanism.

As shown in Figure 6, multi-purpose tool 10 can receive any amount of other annexes when breaking away from head 14.In this example, the center groove 44 of flange hinge parts 43 can receive rubber scraping sheet 61, and this scraping sheet is with or without rigid gasket element 62.

As shown in Figure 7, when adopting rigid gasket element 62, the length of rubber scraping sheet 61 can surpass the length of hinge member 43.

Shown in Fig. 8 and 9, this multi-purpose tool 10 can receive an edge instrument equally, for example a plug-in unit 80 as scraping.Plug-in unit 80 comprises a rigid gasket 81 that matches with groove 44, and comprise one from the slit 45 outstanding parts 82.Plug-in unit 81 can comprise a permanent or dismountable scraping sheet 83.

As mentioned above, this novel multifunctional instrument is general and is easy to use.It can admit edge or surperficial instrument, and can be simultaneously or independently rotation and pivot rotate, the class of braking mechanism is all arranged on these two pivots.

Though here with reference to concrete structure to this novel being illustrated, should be appreciated that these only are by way of example and the novel spiritual scope of basis that should not limit the claim expression.

Claims

1, a kind of multi-purpose cleaning implement is characterized in that, this instrument comprises: have the handle of ledge, be formed with in the ledge and be used for the tip that is connected with flange; Described flange tilts with respect to handle and rotates with respect to handle; Described flange comprises the hinge fraction that is suitable for admitting an annex.

2, instrument as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, flange has the bottom surface of depression, and ledge has the flange contact surface, and this contact surface contacts with the bottom surface of flange.

3, instrument as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, the major axis of the relative handle of flange contact surface of ledge tilt about 35 the degree.

4, instrument as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, handle carries clip, and this clip selectively joint flange rotates to prevent flange.

5, instrument as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, hinge fraction also comprises a groove, is formed with longitudinal slot in the groove.

6, instrument as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, the end of groove is opened wide, and is suitable for admitting the joint pin that stretches out from groove.

7, instrument as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described instrument also comprises the head with hinge member, and hinge member engages with hinge fraction, thereby head is pivoted with respect to flange.

Therefore 8, instrument as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described instrument also is included in the detent mechanism between groove and the head, so that stablize head, makes the back edge of head remain on the position of face forward.

9, instrument as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, pin also comprises retractible extremity piece, and extremity piece is supported by central stage clip.

10, instrument as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, each extremity piece has and passes the outstanding projection in slit.

11, instrument as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, head has the basal surface that is suitable for keeping the back edge of rubber scraping sheet and removably admits absorption pad.

12, instrument as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the annex edge means that is received in the hinge fraction.

13, instrument as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, when ledge during in abutting connection with hinge fraction, handle is restricted with respect to the range of pivotal motion of flange.

14, a kind of multi-purpose cleaning implement is characterized in that, this instrument comprises:

Handle with ledge, ledge are connected to flange and are used to rotatablely move;

Described flange has the depression bottom surface that contacts with the cooperation field that forms on the ledge;

Described flange tilts with respect to handle; With

Described flange carries annex.

15, instrument as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, flange also comprises open ended groove; And annex is the rubber scraping sheet that is carried by groove.

16, instrument as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, annex is a head, and this head has the back edge that is suitable for carrying rubber scraping sheet, and has the bottom surface that is suitable for carrying detachable surperficial instrument.